The yoga, which we practice today was actually developed as a part of the tantric civilization which existed in the whole world. Many statues and other proofs have been found in archaeological excavations around the world depicting deities practicing asanas and meditation.
According to myths, in traditional yoga, Shiva is said to be the founder of yoga and Parvati is his first disciple. Lord Shiva is considered to be the symbol of supreme consciousness and Parvati represents supreme knowledge, will and action and is responsible for all creation. The individual soul is bound to the world of name and form, and also liberated from the bondage of the world through her grace. She imparted her secret knowledge of liberation in form of tantra to her children. The relationship between yoga and tantra is like the relationship between consciousness and energy. You cannot separate consciousness from energy, the same way yoga cannot be separated from Tantra.
Tantra is the science of expanding the consciousness and liberating the energy. Tantra is the way to attain freedom from the bondage of the world. Tantra explains the techniques for the expansion of consciousness and the liberation of energy whereby individual limitations are transcended and a higher reality experienced.
Yoga India came into existence when humankind began to realize their spiritual potential and began to evolve techniques to develop it. The yogic science was slowly developed by ancient sages in Himalayas. In ancient times, yoga techniques were kept secret and were never written down or exposed. They were passed down by word of mouth to disciples by gurus. Realized yogis and sages guided sincere aspirants through their personnel experiences.
Sage Patanjali’s verses on yoga, the Yoga Sutras, usually called the eight-fold path is comprised of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharna, dhyana, Samadhi are the first definitive,comprehensive and codified system of yoga.
Source: Kaivalya Yoga School, Rishikesh
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